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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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